With Fire and Sword, the third stand-alone title in the acclaimed Mount & Blade series, gives players the freedom to decide who both their allies and enemies are as they create their own world inspired by Henryk Sienkiewicz's 1884 cult classic novel "With Fire and Sword." Players will plan tactical takeovers, scheme which castles to siege, and battle rival armies with traditional weapons found in previous Mount & Blade titles, as well as newly introduced firearms such as muskets and pistols. With plenty of new quests for players to partake in and a deep, immersive campaign mode, Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword continues the tradition of giving players an open-world experience like no other.
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System requirements
Operating system: Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor: 2.1Ghz or higher
Memory: 1.2 GB
Hard disk space: 900 MB
Video: Graphics card (128 MB+)
Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card
DirectX: Directx 9c
3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Internet Connection required for multiplayer and Online Activation

TaleWorlds is offering Mount&Blade through a try before you buy model. You can download the game and start playing right away. The downloaded file is a trial version that lets you play the game up until you reach level 7. You can then purchase a license online to upgrade your game to full mode and continue playing with your character. As soon as you buy a license you will obtain a serial key which will remove the level limit and let you play on the multi-player servers. You will not need to download the game again.

M&B With Fire and Sword Version 1.143
Jul 14, 2011

Changelog 1.143

Gameplay:

Completely rebalanced MP player character classes for all factions, now factions are more unique and fairly balanced.
Captain Co-Op difficultly has been rebalanced to spawn fewer enemies.
Tatar Town map spawn points have been rearranged.
Captain mode NPC troops have more hit points.
Disabled friendly fire for bots.
Dedicated server console operations have been updated.

Bug Fixes:

Captain co-op prisoner cart now spawns correctly.
Captain co-op equipment buying now works correctly.
Horses no longer run away from the PC during the tutorial mission.
Grenade usage no longer results in occasional crash to desktop.
Don't Die From Dysentery achievement works properly now.
Various visual bug fixes to items and animations.
Swedish troops in Custom Battle mode spawn correctly.
Various bug fixes.

Based on the original gameplay of M&B: Warband, With Fire and Sword is an action-oriented role-playing game with emphasis on mounted combat. The player is able to join one of the 5 battling factions, fight as a mercenary and bring his faction to dominate Europe.